India vs OECD (EI): Electricity generation from coal
India
1,474 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
1,858 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Electricity generation from coal over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 1,858 terawatt-hours against 1,474 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 384 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 211 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 149.68 terawatt-hours | 2,902 terawatt-hours | 2,752 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 278.88 terawatt-hours | 3,345 terawatt-hours | 3,066 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 483.11 terawatt-hours | 3,885 terawatt-hours | 3,402 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 952.23 terawatt-hours | 3,237 terawatt-hours | 2,285 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,364 terawatt-hours | 2,012 terawatt-hours | 648.73 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 1,858 terawatt-hours against 1,474 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between India and OECD (EI)?
- 384 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (EI)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do India and OECD (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- India ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.